THE BEATLES
LET IT BE
1970-APPLE
Produced By PHIL SPECTOR
1. Two Of Us
2. Dig A Pony
3. Across The Universe
4. I Me Mine
5. Dig It
6. Let It Be
7. Maggie Mae
8. I've Got A Feeling
9. One After 909
10. The Long And Winding Road
11. For You Blue
12. Get Back
Not the last Beatles album recorded, but the last one released, Let It Be was the soundtrack to the biggest train wreck of them all: the breakup of the biggest band in the world. Supposed to be a documentary about The Beatles making music together, it ended up being a document about how uncomfortable a group of people could be in the same room with each other, culminating in a rooftop concert performance that no one could see. Longtime producer George Martin was shelved in favor of the somewhat less than sane Phil Spector, and Billy Preston officially became the unofficial fifth Beatle.
There are some great moments here..."Two Of Us", "I've Got A Feeling", and "Let It Be" rank among their best songs, while "I Me Mine" is a great showing from George Harrison. But there is also some trash: "Dig It" and "Maggie Mae" are barely even long enough to be songs, "One After 909" is reaching back to the 1950's for a song, and "The Long And Winding Road" is maybe the worst Beatles recording ever (including "Revolution 9"). The rating here is in comparison with the rest of the output of The Beatles. And, with the exception of "Winding Road", I don't really see Let It Be...Naked as an improvement. More interesting for what was going on around it than anything else. _________________ I'm leaning on the threshold
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1. Flowers
2. Pictures
3. Parking Lot
4. Don't Let Our Youth Go To Waste
5. Temperature's Rising
6. Oblivious
7. It's Getting Late
8. Instrumental
9. Tugboat
10. King Of Spain
Maybe the all time kings of snooze, Galaxie 500 sounded like The Velvet Underground on downers. They made a name for themselves with the odd hit "Tugboat", then went pretty much unnoticed until their breakup in 1991, when Dean Wareham formed Luna. But the music of this strange band has been slowly (how else?) gaining momentum over the years, until now they are seen as the heroes of lo-fi.
And for all the snooziness (it sometimes sounds like they are too tired to even hold their instruments), there are some pretty great moments here. "Tugboat", of course, but also the flip side of the single, "King Of Spain". "Don't Let Our Youth Go To Waste" is a Modern Lovers cover, and nearly every track has a slow burning build that catches your attention. If you're looking to rock, this is probably not for you, but this is a band worth hearing.
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1. Flowers
2. Pictures
3. Parking Lot
4. Don't Let Our Youth Go To Waste
5. Temperature's Rising
6. Oblivious
7. It's Getting Late
8. Instrumental
9. Tugboat
10. King Of Spain
Maybe the all time kings of snooze, Galaxie 500 sounded like The Velvet Underground on downers. They made a name for themselves with the odd hit "Tugboat", then went pretty much unnoticed until their breakup in 1991, when Dean Wareham formed Luna. But the music of this strange band has been slowly (how else?) gaining momentum over the years, until now they are seen as the heroes of lo-fi.
And for all the snooziness (it sometimes sounds like they are too tired to even hold their instruments), there are some pretty great moments here. "Tugboat", of course, but also the flip side of the single, "King Of Spain". "Don't Let Our Youth Go To Waste" is a Modern Lovers cover, and nearly every track has a slow burning build that catches your attention. If you're looking to rock, this is probably not for you, but this is a band worth hearing.
THE BEATLES
LET IT BE
1970-APPLE
Produced By PHIL SPECTOR
1. Two Of Us
2. Dig A Pony
3. Across The Universe
4. I Me Mine
5. Dig It
6. Let It Be
7. Maggie Mae
8. I've Got A Feeling
9. One After 909
10. The Long And Winding Road
11. For You Blue
12. Get Back
Not the last Beatles album recorded, but the last one released, Let It Be was the soundtrack to the biggest train wreck of them all: the breakup of the biggest band in the world. Supposed to be a documentary about The Beatles making music together, it ended up being a document about how uncomfortable a group of people could be in the same room with each other, culminating in a rooftop concert performance that no one could see. Longtime producer George Martin was shelved in favor of the somewhat less than sane Phil Spector, and Billy Preston officially became the unofficial fifth Beatle.
There are some great moments here..."Two Of Us", "I've Got A Feeling", and "Let It Be" rank among their best songs, while "I Me Mine" is a great showing from George Harrison. But there is also some trash: "Dig It" and "Maggie Mae" are barely even long enough to be songs, "One After 909" is reaching back to the 1950's for a song, and "The Long And Winding Road" is maybe the worst Beatles recording ever (including "Revolution 9"). The rating here is in comparison with the rest of the output of The Beatles. And, with the exception of "Winding Road", I don't really see Let It Be...Naked as an improvement. More interesting for what was going on around it than anything else.
Yeah. I really like the this album including the overly schmaltzy Long & Winding Road. lol. I can totally see why you don't like that song. I'm just a super softie when it comes to The Beatles.
JOHNNY CASH
JOHNNY CASH AT SAN QUENTIN (THE COMPLETE 1969 CONCERT)
1969-COLUMBIA
Produced By BOB JOHNSTON
1. Big River
2. I Still Miss Someone
3. Wreck Of The Old 97
4. I Walk The Line
5. Darlin' Companion
6. I Don't Know Where I'm Bound
7. Starkville City Jail
8. San Quentin
9. San Quentin
10. Wanted Man
11. A Boy Named Sue
12. (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley
13. Folsom Prison Blues
14. Ring Of Fire
15. He Turned The Water Into Wine
16. Daddy Sang Bass
17. The Old Account Was Settled Long Ago
18. Closing Medley: Folsom Prison Blues/I Walk The Line/Ring Of Fire/The Rebel-Johnny Yuma
On the heels of the wildly successful Folsom Prison album, Johnny Cash went back inside...this time to San Quentin. And while the album is not as tight musically as its predecessor, it still rates high in the Cash discography. This time around, he's much more at ease with his prison audience, his band, and the whole proceedings. The songs are often rushed at maniacal speeds, sacrificing some quality, but otherwise, an excellent set.
The highlight here is the hit version of "A Boy Named Sue". Also, he is joined onstage by his wife June, The Carter Family, The Statler Brothers, and the great Carl Perkins. His version of Dylan's "Wanted Man" is fine, and the song "San Quentin", played here for the first time, is not quite "Folsom Prison Blues", but it's pretty close. If you're a fan of the Folsom album, you'll love this.
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DAVID SANBORN
INSIDE
1999-ELEKTRA
Produced By MARCUS MILLER
1. Corners (For Herbie)
2. Daydreaming
3. Trance
4. Brother Ray
5. Lisa
6. When I'm With You
7. Naked Moon
8. Cane
9. Ain't No Sunshine
10. Miss You
Alto saxophonist David Sanborn turns in a predictably clean jazz-lite effort that sounds inoffensive and clinical while breaking absolutely zero new ground. Which is what the new age ended up being about a lot of the time: elevator music for a new generation. The only track here that will make you turn your head is a cover of the Bill Withers classic "Ain't No Sunshine", and only because you'll say to yourself "Is that Sting?". It is Sting, and why he's singing Bill Withers is anyones guess.
Otherwise, Sanborn puts out his usual polished and safe music. Easy on the ears, but as is the norm with Sanborn and his entire genre, plain background music. Just close your eyes and imagine you're at the dentist's office....
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CHUCK BERRY
THE GREAT TWENTY-EIGHT
1984-MCA
Produced By LEONARD CHESS & PHIL CHESS
1. Maybellene
2. 30 Days
3. You Can't Catch Me
4. Too Much Monkey Business
5. Brown-Eyed Handsome Man
6. Roll Over Beethoven
7. Havana Moon
8. School Days
9. Rock And Roll Music
10. Oh Baby Doll
11. Reelin' & Rockin'
12. Sweet Little Sixteen
13. Johnny B. Goode
14. Around And Around
15. Carol
16. Beautiful Delilah
17. Memphis
18. Sweet Little Rock And Roller
19. Little Queenie
20. Almost Grown
21. Back In The USA
22. Let It Rock
23. Bye Bye Johnny
24. I'm Talking About you
25. Come On
26. Nadine
27. No Particular Place To Go
28. I Want To Be Your Driver
Maybe the single greatest compilation album ever made. The Great Twenty Eight is just that...28 of the greatest tracks that formed rock and roll. All from the same artist. Listen to this masterful set and tell me to my face that Elvis was the king of rock & roll. A crown that Chuck Berry more than deserved. But anyway...this is pure rock and roll heaven. Every one of the 28 songs here are absolute perfection, and the reason why rock & roll is so freaking cool.
Even if you're not a big fan of the 50's, you should have this album. It's absolutely flawless in every way. Enough said. Buy this album!
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MELISSA MANCHESTER
THE ESSENCE OF MELISSA MANCHESTER
1997-ARISTA
VARIOUS PRODUCERS
1. If It Feels Good (Let It Ride)
2. Easy
3. Bright Eyes
4. Midnight Blue
5. Through The Eyes Of Grace
6. Home To Myself
7. Alone
8. O Heaven (How You've Changed Me)
9. Good News
10. Through The Eyes Of Love (Theme From Ice Castles)
11. Just Too Many People
12. Lovers After All
13. Fire In The Norning
14. Whenever I Call You Friend
15. Don't Cry Out Loud
16. You Should Hear How She Talks About You
17. Caravan
18. Just You And I
19. Come In From The Rain
Melissa Manchester was discovered by none other than Bette Midler and Barry Manilow in 1971 when they hired her as a backup singer. She soon had a career of her own, and for good reason: Manchester can SING. She has a golden voice, and a style that sometimes rings of Laura Nyro. She hit really big two times: once in 1975 with "Midnight Blue", and again in 1982 with the uncarachteristically upbeat "You Should Hear How She Talks About You".
Otherwise, Manchester's career was always hit or miss, but her voice was always great...despite some less than great material and arrangements. Still, she's worth hearing. But this is most definitely NOT rock...after all, she did once sing with Manilow and Midler. But a less remembered golden voice, to be sure.
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THE AFGHAN WHIGS
GENTLEMEN
1993-ELEKTRA
Produced By GREG DULLI
1. If I Were Going
2. Gentlemen
3. Be Sweet
4. Debonair
5. When We Two Parted
6. Fountain And Fairfax
7. What Jail Is Like
8. My Curse
9. Now You Know
10. I Keep Coming Back
11. Brother Woodrow/Closing Prayer
A band that should have been big, especially with this album, but never were. The Afghan Whigs were always a bit too alternative to really catch on...which meant that they made some really great music that not a lot of people heard. Shame. Gentlemen, their best album, is an awesome rock document. "Debonair", "Be Sweet", "What Jail Is Like"...along with almost everything else makes this one of the 90's coolest albums.
The Whigs never matched the strange and catchy power of Gentlemen, but they released several more pretty good albums. This is the one to start with, and the one you will always come back to.
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GREEN DAY
DOOKIE
1994-REPRISE
Produced By ROB CAVALLO & GREEN DAY
1. Burnout
2. Having A Blast
3. Chump
4. Longview
5. Welcome To Paradise
6. Pulling Teeth
7. Basket Case
8. She
9. Sassafras Roots
10. When I Come Around
11. Coming Clean
12. Emenius Sleepus
13. In The End
14. F.O.D.
Maybe the worst named album of all time, and maybe the worst album cover ever made, Dookie is the big breakthrough album for Green Day. And although it was the beginning of sorts of pop punk, it can't be denied that this is a pretty terrific record. Dookie is one tightly wound, aggressive, somewhat painful and uncomfortable ball of teen angst like no one else has been able to quite portray it. It's in great tracks like "Longview", "Welcome To Paradise", "Basket Case" and "When I Come Around". It's in every frantic power chord and drum roll...this is what being young was all about.
Yeah, Green Day has since become kind of an annoyance. But on this album, they got it all right. And even if you can't stand this band, you've gotta love what Dookie is all about, and the sound of it all. You don't have to love what came in its wake...but Dookie is still a really good album.
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